Monday, August 31, 2009

Hello! Just returned from a great trip to Missoula, Montana. I was participating in the River City Roots Festival and it was lots of fun. Great energy, people, music and I sold lots which is always nice!

This panel is for the Mural Mosaic Kunamokst Project. My panel # is 203. Each artist works on an individual panel and all together they make a large mosaic.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Hooray! My Eve is done... I have been lost in paradise for the last few days. Titled "Advice in Paradise" this puzzle painting is a 38x30 acrylic on canvas and wood panels with airdry clay, wood molding and glass tile accents. Lots of detail here, so you'll have to look closely to see all of the plants, birds and animals. She is a commission piece and is flying off to Austin, Texas.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Good Morning. Went for a nice walk along the river and saw a pretty woodpecker feeding on yellow lamb's ear flowers. It has been raining and now everything is fresh. Here is a new little 8x16 original acrylic painting on canvas titled "Seaside Raven" It will be heading to Fusions Gallery in Ocean Shores, WA in a week or so... SOLD

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Hello, have been working on the Eve commission and so no posts for a long time...sorry. I did just finish a small raven painting and so I will photograph that and post it soon. I was also commissioned to do a square 16x16 crab painting. It will be going into a kitchen/dining area with two of my other paintings... hence the title "Kitchen Crab Cakes".

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Another little crab for you! Titled "Crab Cakes" It is 9x9 and is decorated with patina and acrylic. It is coated with outdoor varnish and can hang either inside or out. I just assembled my Eve and red raven puzzle, so I'll be starting that soon.... stay tuned!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Good morning! Awake to my "Luscious" mermaid... she is acrylic and patina on hammered copper. She was $175. and sold last week at the Bellevue Festival of Arts. Don't worry though, I'll be making more lovelies in the near future.

Monday, August 3, 2009

I should have named this Christmas in August! This is a 13x22 Original Acrylic on canvas and wood with fused glass accents. The bird on the left is holding a small copper heart with glass beads in his claw. $575

This piece will be going into the "Stars over the Selkirks" auction benefitting the Museum (MAC) and Spokane Children's Hospital.SOLD

About Me

Contact me: sirenagraphics@hotmail.com
Artist Melissa Cole often finds herself snorkeling with salmon, smooching manatees, and swimming with tiger sharks. It is from these amazing encounters that she derives much of the inspiration for her vividly colored, heavily textured and patterned acrylic paintings.
Cole was born in Oregon and raised in London, Hong Kong, and India. She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Zoology and spent time as a naturalist guide in Mexico. She’s written over 30 children’s natural history books and travels with her husband Brandon, who is a wildlife photographer specializing in marine life. Melissa has always dabbled in art, but has spent the last ten years fully devoted to it. She is strongly influenced by ethnic patterns, which she sees in her travels abroad. “You’ll find lots of dots, and a distinct border pattern in each of my pieces.” Her work is found in galleries ranging from Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage, Alaska to The Wild Side Gallery in Key West, Florida.